Hymenocallis liriosme

Hymenocallis liriosme is a North American bulb-forming herb native to Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama.[2][3][4][5][6]

Hymenocallis liriosme
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species:
H. liriosme
Binomial name
Hymenocallis liriosme
(Raf.) Shinners 1951
Synonyms[1]
  • Pancratium liriosme Raf. 1817
  • Choretis galvestonensis Herb.
  • Hymenocallis galvestonensis (Herbert) Baker
  • Hymenocallis galvestonensis subsp. angustifolia Traub

Hymenocallis liriosme grows in ditches and along the edges of marshes, swamps and ponds. Common names include Texas spider-lily, western marsh spider-lily, Louisiana marsh spider-lily and spring spiderlily. It is distinguished by a prominent yellow-green eye in the center of the corona.[7]

Texas spiderlily – Hymenocallis liriosme

References
  1. The Plant List, Hymenocallis liriosme (Raf.) Shinners
  2. Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1817. Florula Ludoviciana 19.
  3. Shinners, Lloyd Herbert. 1951. Field & Laboratory 19(2): 102
  4. Tropicos, Hymenocallis liriosme (Raf.) Shinners
  5. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  6. Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2014. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].
  7. Flora of North America, Hymenocallis liriosme
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